Fourteen Pioneer Football League student-athletes have been named to the 2010 Hampshire Honor Society, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF), announced Tuesday. The Hampshire Honor society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. A total of 620 players nationally from 246 schools qualified for membership in the society's fourth year, an 80 percent increase from the inaugural class in 2007.

Qualifications for membership in the NFF Hampshire Honor Society include:

• Being a starter or a significant substitute in one's last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III, or an NAIA college or university;
• Achieving a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and
• Meeting all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.

The Hampshire Honor Society becomes the latest component of the NFF's efforts to promote combined athletic and academic success. Launched in 1959 with a donation from Hall of Fame coach Earl "Red" Blaik, the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete Awards program became the first initiative in history to grant postgraduate scholarships based on a player's combined academic success, football performance and community leadership.

Since its inception, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards program has awarded $9.2 million to 724 top scholars and community leaders. Currently, the NFF distributes more than $300,000 a year at the national level through the program to 15 individuals. Each winner of a National Scholar-Athlete Award receives an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship. Additionally, the Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, is given to one member of each year's class as the absolute best. The winner of the Campbell, claimed by Florida quarterback Tim Tebow in 2009, receives a total scholarship of $25,000 and a 24-inch, 25-pound bronze trophy. Through, its chapter network, the NFF awards an additional $800,000 to local high school student-athletes, bringing the NFF's annual scholarship total to more than $1.1 million.

PFL Student-Athletes named to Hampshire Honor Society

• Dan Fornek, Dayton
• Nick Glavin, Dayton
• Sean Heenan, Dayton
• Kalen Hemmelgarn, Dayton
• Scott Horcher, Dayton
• Steve Valentino, Dayton
• Brandon Wingeier, Dayton
• Sean Kitts, Drake
• Terrence Turner, Marist
• Wes McDermott, Morehead State
• Conrad Smith, San Diego
• Luke Kanclerz, Valparaiso
• Adam Rundh, Valparaiso
• Ross Wiemer, Valparaiso